spoof
noun
a mocking imitation of someone or something, usually light and good-humored; lampoon or parody.
Used to describe an action that began in the past, has continued continuously, and is still in progress.
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“Old Noah may have been spoofing us,” Penny began, but just then Sara gave a little cry.
From Saboteurs on the River by Mildred A. (Mildred Augustine) Wirt